A jury has found Volodomyr Zhukovskyy not guilty on all counts in a 2019 crash that killed seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire. Zhukovskyy, of West Springfield, Massachusetts, was found not guilty of negligent homicide, manslaughter and reckless operation in the June 21, 2019, crash on Route 2 in Randolph, New Hampshire.The jury returned the verdict after about three hours of deliberating following a two-week trial.Jailed since the crash, Zhukovskyy appeared to wipe away tears as the verdict was read and briefly raised his index finger skyward before leaving the courtroom.Defense attorney Jay Duguay argued the lead motorcyclist for the Jarheads Motorcycle Club, Albert "Woody" Mazza, 59, who was killed in the crash, was to blame in the crash. Duguay said Mazza was drunk and drifted over the center line and into the path of Zhukovskyy's truck.Prosecutors argued Zhukovskyy was at fault in the crash."In his own words, (he said) that he crossed the line, just a little bit — he made sure to qualify, 'just a little bit' — and then he hit those motorcycles that were right there," said Assistant Attorney General Scott Chase. "You'll have that interview. Go through it again."The defense also worked to discredit witness testimony, especially from the Jarheads, pointing out inconsistencies in their testimony, including how much people had been drinking that day.“Those witnesses were all over the place about what they recalled and what they claimed to have seen,” said defense attorney Jay Duguay.Duguay also accused prosecutors of ignoring that their own accident reconstruction unit contradicted their theory that Zhukovskyy crossed into the oncoming lane. An expert hired by the defense, meanwhile, testified that the crash happened on the center line of the road and would have occurred even if the truck was in the middle of its lane because Mazza’s motorcycle was heading in that direction. “From the beginning of this investigation, the state had made up their mind about what had happened, evidence be damned,” Duguay said.Mazza and the six other motorcyclists who died were from New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island and ranged in age from 42 to 62. They were part of a larger group that had just left a motel along the highway and were headed to an American Legion Post for a fundraiser.In addition to Lee, New Hampshire's Mazza, the crash victims include Michael Ferazzi, 62, of Contoocook, New Hampshire; Desma Oakes, 42, of Concord, New Hampshire; Aaron Perry, 45, of Farmington, New Hampshire; Daniel Pereira, 58, of Riverside, Rhode Island and Jo-Ann and Edward Corr, both 58, of Lakeville, Massachusetts.“Our hearts go out to the victims and their families. Our trial team did an excellent job and we firmly believe that the State proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt," New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said in a statement. Zhukovskyy’s family, some of whom attended the trial, said in a statement they were grateful to God, the court and the defense attorneys for an “honest and fair trial.”“Our family expresses its deepest condolences to the family and friends affected by this tragedy," the family said, describing him as a “very honest and kind man. He would never have done anything to hurt anyone.”Zhukovskyy, who was born in Ukraine, remained jailed as of late Tuesday afternoon. It is unclear when he might be released. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued an immigration detainer on him after the crash and that was executed following the verdict, said Ben Champagne, the superintendent at the Coos County Department of Corrections. ICE said in a statement that Zhukovskyy has been served a notice to appear before an immigration judge and will remain in ICE custody pending the outcome of that appearance. It did not say where he is being held.All seven motorcyclists killed were members of the Jarheads Motorcycle Club. After the verdict, a member of the Marine group reached through Facebook declined to comment. Mazza's father, also named Albert, said he was stunned. “Killing seven people and he gets off. That is unbelievable,” said Mazza. He described his son as a “good man” who devoted much of his time to charity, and said it was wrong to pin blame on him.“It doesn’t make much sense," he said. "There are seven people dead. There are seven families affected. It's strange that he didn’t get something.”Chase called the attempt to blame Mazza a “fanciful story” and “frivolous distraction,” while reminding jurors that Zhukovskyy, who didn’t testify at trial, told investigators “Obviously, I caused the crash.” “He was crystal clear from the very beginning that he caused this crash,” Chase said. “That is what he said, because that is what happened.”Zhukovskyy’s commercial driving license should have been revoked in Massachusetts at the time of the crash because of a drunken driving arrest in Connecticut about two months earlier.Connecticut officials alerted the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, but Zhukovskyy's license wasn’t suspended due to a backlog of out-of-state notifications about driving offenses. In a review, federal investigators found similar backlog problems in Rhode Island, New Hampshire and at least six other jurisdictions.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.